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Yes you're probably right. Problem with only allowing 5 selections for 'joe public' they will probably be Hall and Oates, Gabriel, Kiss, Nirvana, LL CoolJ......tough list for Yes to get in the mix. Being nominated is a plus though....hey stranger things have happened. well I spoke too soon as polling right now has Yes in third place, I'll be f............ed. There's also a video on Yes facebook of a big announcement next week. This could get interesting! 2014 might be a good one for Yes.

Well the big announcement has come. New album, new 'Re-Union' line-up, official DVD or Blu-ray of the 3 album tour? NO another remaster of the Atlantic years CDs . Oh great just what we don't need. Hello guys we had the Rhino remasters circa 2003, there has just been a 2013 remaster of the same recordings in SACD format 16/44 and 24/96 from Japan ridiculously priced I might add. You can download 24/96 versions of the albums from HD tracks.
Another remaster set at $80 NO NO NO NO NO AND with a 16 sec promo video made by a five year old (bottom of page) http://yesworld.com/2013/10/yes-the-...-1987-box-set/ Come on guys.
Not Good!!! New Roger Dean artwork is always welcome though but I won't be paying $80 for it.
Well let's hope that 2014 has better news. OK off the soapbox.

OK I feel an update is in order here. Being this is a Pink Floyd forum you probably could care less but as we are in the other bands section .....here goes.

These here remastered cd's are not new remasters at all - they are the very same Rhino remasters from 2003, exactly the same the only difference is the artwork!
So all you're getting for the $80 is the new artwork.....un****ing believeable!!! In addition they are not available in the US if anyone is dumb enough to rebuy them until 12-24-2013. Oh way to go guys!
The way this whole release has been handled with inaccurate and misleading information (check out some of the official Yes facebook posts) is pretty astounding to a long time fan. Whoever is managing this and their PR people should be fired. Great campaign guys right when you are looking for votes for the RRHOF.

On a brighter note Prog magazine issue #40 which I guess is on sale in the UK now has a very nice feature on the making of the Close to the Edge album. Any readers here know where one could purchase just this issue in the US without having to pay a full years subscription?

It's a shame the box set is just rehash. I would LOVE "The Word is Live Volume two". Man that was almost 10 years ago! I bought it a week before hurricane Katrina and that box set, a portable cd player, and some batteries got me through the very hard time after that storm.

It's a shame the box set is just rehash. I would LOVE "The Word is Live Volume two". Man that was almost 10 years ago! I bought it a week before hurricane Katrina and that box set, a portable cd player, and some batteries got me through the very hard time after that storm.

Yep its very disappointing. Sounds like a rush job to put something together, with delays in releasing the Steven Wilson remaster of CTTE etc. From my diehard perspective I would have preferred they do something else, but I guess they might be trying to expose the back catalogue to new fans/buyers. Who knows, to me it's a mistake and badly executed.
Katrina must have been rough, glad you made it and had some good music to listen to.